Through the Schools to Watch® initiative, the National Forum identifies schools across the United States that are well on their way to meeting the Forum’s criteria for high performance. Forum members believe that three things are true of high-performing middle-grades schools:

They are socially equitable — these schools are democratic and fair, providing every student with high-quality teachers, resources, and supports.

To achieve this level of performance, high-performing schools establish norms, structures, and organizational arrangements to support and sustain their trajectory toward excellence. They have a sense of purpose that drives every facet of practice and decision-making.

See the 2015 Schools to Watch by visiting the State Programs pages.

“At the National Schools-to-Watch conference in Washington DC, a group of us wrote “Galaxy“, and I sang it during my keynote. I think you’ll like the lyrics at the very end!”– Monte Selby